Matakohe School

Matakohe School is a co-educational full primary school in Matakohe, within the Northland Region, operating in the state sector, with 36 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 515. The school has been open since 1878.

With 36 students on roll, Matakohe School is a very small school — larger than about 11% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 515, which is above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 52 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

96.9% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 3.1%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.52 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.